ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

The U.S. India Chamber of Commerce DFW Annual Awards Banquet is a signature business event in North Texas featuring prominent keynote speakers attended by more than 600 business leaders. The Annual Awards Banquet has served as an opportunity to honor the achievements of prominent business professionals, industry leaders and community servants while also offering Chamber members and members of the business community a valuable opportunity to network.

List of Previous Keynote Speakers

  • Governor Greg Abbott (2023)
  • Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan (2022)
  • Charlie Morrison, Wingstop (2021)
  • Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman, The Perot Group (2020)
  • Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla (2019)
  • Senator John Cornyn, US Senator from Texas (2018)
  • Sean Donohue, CEO, DFW International Airport (2018)
  • Karen Katz, Former CEO, Neiman Marcus (2018)
  • Vivek Sankaran, President & COO, Frito Lay-Pepsico (2018)
  • Ambassador Navtej Sarna, Indian Ambassador to the United States (2017)
  • Ambassador Richard Verma, US Ambassador to India (2017)
  • Carl Ice, CEO, BNSF Railway (2017)
  • Governor Greg Abbott, State of Texas (2015)
  • President Richard Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2014)
  • Ambassador S. Jaishankar, Indian Ambassador to the United States (2014)
  • Senator Ted Cruz, US Senator (2013)
  • Ambassador Nirupama Rao, Indian Ambassador to the United States (2012)
  • Mr. Jeff Fegan, President and CEO, DFW Airport (2012)
  • Hon. Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce, Government of India
  • Ambassador Meera Shankar, Indian Ambassador to the United States
  • Governor Rick Perry, State of Texas
  • Ambassador Lalit Mansingh, Indian Ambassador to the United States
  • Mr. Michael Jordan, CEO, Electronic Data Systems
  • Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, US Senator from Texas
  • Mr. Ross Perot Jr., CEO, Perot Systems
  • Vasundara Raje Scindia, Union Minister of Small Scale Industries, Government of India

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